Understanding of Gender

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Outline Of the Discussion

Definition of gender Gender relation

Gender role identity and Gender

stereotype Gender study


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Definition of Gender Gender is sociological concept. Gender

issue has long been an important theme in

the fields of sociology. In the literature, gender usually focuses on

women. But gender refers to both men and

women. it focuses relation and differences between

men and women.


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Definition of Gender As a concept, gender can be defined two

ways in which maleness and femaleness areperceived, evaluated and stratified in a

society :

Biolgical

Social

The term gender refers to the socialconstruction of female and male identity. Itcan be defined as biological and socialdifferences between men and women.


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Gender from biological

Gender from biological difference is observable. It isthe sum of the observable differences between menand women.

y

Gender comprises a range of differences betweenmen and women. At the biological level, men andwomen are typically distinguished by the presenceof a Y-chromosome in male cells, and its absence infemale cells.

y It is a construction organized around biological sex.Individual are born male or female, but they acquirea gender identity , that is what it means to be male orfemale


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Gender from Social Perspective

y From social perspective, Gender can bereferred to the behaviors and cognitive processes

that are more or less distinctive for women andmen in a particular society.

y From the social point of view gender is also a

belief system. It is a belief system about thecharacteristic of men and women.


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Gender from Social Perspective

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y It is the belief about our own. These beliefs may

or may not accurate, but they are powerful toolinfluencing how we perceive women and men,how we interpret what they do and how weinteract with members of both groups.

y These beliefs even influence how we perceiveand evaluate ourselves. How we think aboutothers.


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Gender from Social Perspective(Continue)

y Gender is a core aspect of internal self-

identity. This term refer to our inner sense

of who we are. Being a man and women isa central aspect of how we experience our

self to be in the world.

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Gender is a social category and socialidentity. Gender represents the first and

most basic social learning about what the

people are.


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Gender theoriesMax Weber theories on Gender : Max Webers contribution to the study of gender

is the concept of patriarchy . According to Weber,in traditional patriarchal societies the power

traditionally vested in male heads of households

gave them authority not only over women and

children but also over younger men , servants,slave and other household dependents.

Webers work has had a limited impact on

modern approaches to gender.


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Gender theories (continue)Georg Simmel : Georg Simmel, shared the common perception

that the differences between men and women arenatural

He took it for granted that mens orientation to

the public world and women to the domestic

sphere.

He was aware of the imbalance of power

between men and women.


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Gender Relation Gender relation defines the relation between men

and women. Gender relations are characterized

by unequal power.

Gender norms assign specific entitlements and

responsibilities to men and women - for example,

women might be expected to take on caring or

domestic duties and remain close to home, whilemen may be expected to be the main

breadwinner, working outside the home, with

greater freedom to move around in public places.


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Gender Relation (continue)

The nature of gender relationsrelations of

power between women and men

Gender relations (like all social relations) embodyboth the material and the ideological.

These are not only in the division of labor and

resources between women and men, but also in

ideas and representations, women and men ofdifferent abilities, attitudes, desires, personality

traits, behavior patterns, and so on


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Gender role identity and

Stereotype Gender identity can be defined as how one

perceives the self in terms of masculine or feminine

traits.

Cender identity starts when a baby s born. Gender

identity starts with the knowledge and awareness,

whether consciousness and unconsciousness

Gender roles are socially and culturally definedprescriptions and beliefs about the behavior and

emotions of men and women


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Gender role identity and

Stereotype (continue)

Gender stereotype consists of beliefs about the

psychological traits and characteristics and the

activities that are appropriate to, men or women.

Gender roles are defined by behaviors, but gender

stereotypes are beliefs and attitudes about

masculinity and femininity.

Gender stereotypes affect how women and menthink of themselves and how they evaluate their

own behaviors as well as the behaviors of others


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What is Gender Studies

Gender studies is a field of interdisciplinary study

which analyzes the phenomenon of gender.

It is the study of human behavior .Gender studies focuses on both gender and their relation

to each other.

It is related to studies of class, race, ethnicity,

sexuality and location. It also takes into account how gender interact to

social, ethical cultural differences.


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Importance of Gender Studies

If we want to understand more about us thenthe study of gender is a grate place to start.

The study of gender helps to broaden our

understanding of culture and identity, theintersection of gender with race and ethnicity,class and sexuality.

Gender study is everywhere especially the

place where we need to deal with people andpeople behavior.


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Importance of Gender Studies

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Gender study is necessary:

- research

- critical thinking

- writing skills,

- the ability to speak with confidence,

- understanding of the meaning and- importance of the politics of knowledge


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Conclusions

Overall , it can be said that gender is a termused to explain the relationship between men and

women and how society constructs thedifferences between women and men.

Gender does not focus primarily on women ormen, but also identify the relationship between

men and women, their different roles,responsibilities, opportunities, and needs.


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Conclusions (continue..)

Gender relation can be defined as the relation

between men and women. From the western

perspective, gender relations are characterized

by unequal power. Gender identity can be defined as how one

perceives the self and it may starts when

someone borns.

Gender stereotype consists of beliefs about the

psychological traits and characteristics and the

activities that are appropriate to, men or women


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Terima Kasih

Understanding of Gender

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